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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 07:38 PM
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im getting ready for this race season and theres no way in hell im gonna attempt anything on our horrible stock tires.

so i figured go big or go home.

im looking at something that will still be street legal though.

do you think if i got some 15" RPF1's and raised my car up alll the way i could fit these or something close? lol

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...107+4294921520
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 08:06 PM
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I've had MTs in the past, mine required tubes and rim screws. Definitely not for driving to/from the track. But that was on a heavy RWD car. The best one's i've used were the BFG Drag Radials. But they need a really big burnout to heat up and get sticky. Nitto makes a good one for FWDs too.
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Minimum Recommended Rim Width (in): 8.50 in.
I suppose it'd depend on how wide the 15" RPF1's are.
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well obviously id order whatever size rims i needed, lol.
im trying to figure out what the biggest diameter and width i can run is.
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Well the diameter is 26" (iirc), so if the car was at stock height, yes, that'd work. As for the width, I'm sure they'd fit if the wheels have the appropriate offset, it'd just be a question of how much rub (on the inside) you'd find acceptable when turning.
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